1988 Preakness Stakes

[@mjlwWharton]

Risen Star is just awesome 🎉it’s a pity he hit traffic in the Derby.

[@1survivor566]

Winning Colors and Forty Niner took themselves out of the race with that early pace. Not sure what their jockeys were thinking. Brilliant run by Risen Star and his jockey. Stalked the favorites the whole way with an easy trip.

[@chrispafrieddreams9118]

Ive never seen a worse case of Sacrificing a horse, so another speed horse couldn't win! Woody Stevens swore he would go after the filly "and not let her win".. Pay Day rode 4-5 paths out from the rail, the whole way around, why would you do that? All because Woody Stevens didn't think filly's should compete with the boys. Gary Stevens said he would try and take back, Pat Day would Mimic whatever he did.i always wonder what vector the careers of both these horses would have took, had it not been for this fiasco. Winning Colors lost 150 lbs. After the Derby and probably shouldn't have run. Certainly no sense in running in the Belmont She ran one more bang up race in the BC, in the front running favoring slop at Churchill, against Personal Ensign. Maybe the best BC race ever run. ( People forget Goodbye Halo was right there too, beaten about 1 length.)Forty Niner ran a couple of good races, but never really came to fruition. Risen Star was the best horse as it turns out. Woulda liked to see a fair fight. "I coulda driven a truck, 2 trucks through there" "I figured, might as well go on with him" --Eddie D.

[@richardsanders5275]

Yeah no doubt, however, 49ers Jockey Pat Day was TOLD to RIDE the Colt that EXACT WAY by his Trainer (Woody Stephens) !!! They were NOT gonna let Winning Colors(Filly) jump out to an easy lead & coast home like she did in the Kentucky Derby 2 weeks earlier, , unfortunately...!! I wish they would have I LUV the Fillies...!!! Anyways, Winning Colors Still finished 3rd which was truly remarkable considering Forty-Niner (49er) was bumping her & pushing her farther & farther out going down the entire backside & up to about where they turn for Home....Forty Niner ended up 5th or maybe even 6th , as it turns out...

[@downhomesunset]

@@richardsanders5275 Although Forty Niner was sold to Japan later (and lived to be 33) he was a great influence on American breeding. Distorted Humor is a son or grandson of him…..

[@russs7574]

In the Derby, Pat Day on Forty-Niner allowed Winning Colors to set a moderate, uncontested pace, so she had enough left to barely hang on at the end, and every handicapper knows that those are the race conditions that will allow a horse to run their optimal performance. Going into the Preakness, Forty-Niner's trainer Woody Stephens vowed that wouldn't happen again, and gave Day instructions to press the pace, saying "We may finish next-to-last, but they (meaning Winning Colors and Gary Stevens) will finish last." So, they engaged in a speed duel that was suicidal for both, with Day trying to force Winning Colors as wide as he could, and that was all Delahoussaye and Risen Star needed.

[@russs7574]

@@chrispafrieddreams9118 Not so much about Winning Colors being a filly, but more about Woody Stephens realizing he'd f***ed up allowing Winning Colors to get out to that uncontested pace, and he overreacted.

[@patmcstuff671]

What a great field, hall of fame cast, back in glory days and next year we got Sunday and Easy Goer

[@chrispafrieddreams9118]

My second full year following horse racing, in 87 I got Ferdinand and Alysheba, then I put my whole paycheck on winning Colors, then the battles with Easy Goer and Sunday Silence, wow I was hooked!

[@downhomesunset]

@@chrispafrieddreams9118 hey same here. Alysheba is my favourite of all time.

[@Caroni100]

Risen Star (March 25, 1985 - March 13, 1998) * Sire: Secretariat * Grandsire: Bold Ruler * Dam: Ribbon * Damsire: His Majesty * Breeders: Arthur B. Hancok III & Leone J. Peters (R. I. P.) * Owners: Ronnie Lamarque & Louis J. Roussel III * Trainer: Louis J. Roussel III * 11 Starts * 8 Wins * 2 Seconds * 1 Third * $ 2,029,845 earned (Today´s $ 4,580,832) * 1988 U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Colt Rest In Peace, Champion! Greetings from Venezuela. Risen Star (25 de Marzo, 1985 - 13 de Marzo, 1998) * Padre: Secretariat * Abuelo paterno: Bold Ruler * Madre: Ribbon * Abuelo materno: His Majesty * Criadores: Arthur B. Hancok III & Leone J. Peters (R. I. P.) * Propietarios: Ronnie Lamarque & Louis J. Roussel III * entrenador: Louis J. Roussel III * 11 Salidas * 8 Primeros * 2 Segundos * 1 Tercero * $ 2,029,845 producidos ($ 4,580,832 actuales) * Campeón Tresañero de Estados Unidos 1988 ¡Descansa En Paz, Campeón! Saludos desde Venezuela.

[@toniearl3497]

Preakness winning dynasty: Bold Ruler, Secretariat, Risen Star.

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Thank you for posting.

[@jm1657]

What a great run by Risen Star. What would’ve been extra thrilling is if he had made the move his daddy did during his Preakness: going from last to first, in one explosive swoop, at the first turn. This father-son duo provided some great thrills! As did Bold Ruler, the sire of Secretariat who also won the Preakness 🏆

[@Syo-tc7kl]

He sure looked like his daddy in the Belmont 😊

[@johnbonaci1527]

I remember risen star winning the Louisiana Darby

[@natalliaf6387]

I saw John Gosden (English trainer, maybe the best in the world) on television a few years back giving an interview about his history as a trainer. His first job as a trainer was in California. He spoke a little about that time and how the training regime was different than in the UK (in the US, horses are stabled at the track. In the UK they live and train on farms). While speaking of the morning routine in the U.S., he said while stationed at Santa Anita, he'd see the horses in their white bridles enter the track as a group.....and it reminded him of the East German gymnastic team. I immediately understood what he meant. Very telling, from a man who is generally quite reserved, in that British way. If you know who the white bridles belong to and you know what the East German gymnastic team was notorious for, you'll also know exactly what he meant.

[@ivanboesky1520]

Yep, all the Lukas horses were doped to the max. Just like Baffert, Lukas was a pharmacological trainer.

[@susandolan9543]

Cordero "allegedly" mugged Genuine Risk? She didn't grab a riding crop and smack herself in the face (which left a welt running down her nose) when she was peddle to the metal barreling for the home stretch.

[@mariabykofsky4502]

Cordero was a nasty and reckless jockey...

[@annbolyn4910]

Shameful. He should have been banned from riding professionally for life.

[@onion6foot]

@@mariabykofsky4502 what happened to his wife?

[@mariabykofsky4502]

@@onion6foot Unfortunately, Mrs. Cordero died in a car accident..

[@karenhilker8074]

No shit!

[@Smile-uwokeup-2day]

I remember this race back then . Winning colors trained by Dewayne Lukas to win da derby last female to do from da front .

[@randallmartin2549]

What a terrible ride by Day as always, going wide on the first turn pushing Winning Colors out. Then allowing Risen Star to move along the inside turning for home. Day is the worst big race rider maybe ever. Easy Goer would maybe have been undefeated with a better jockey. Day sucks!

[@alborrelli1604]

A very accurate assessment of a below average rider.

[@maxvallejo4714]

Bet he rode

[@downhomesunset]

He rode Easy Goer like a moron in the Preakness. Couldn’t even gather the reins correctly and turned EGs head toward SS (some said he was trying to bite SS).

[@megatmegat4893]

🤓👍🏻

[@frankcarolei9998]

Everyone is a hall of fame jockey on youtube.. you all know nothibg

[@mariabykofsky4502]

We are simply fans of the horses, so sit down and be quiet...

[@blacksheep1222]

Reminds me of what Jim Mora once said lol You think you know but you don’t…And you never will 😂

[@johnbonaci1527]

Derby

[@alborrelli1604]

A very accurate assessment of a below average rider.

[@bongobongo985]

risen star. NJ mob go way trash.